tag:www.freshnews.org,2005:/feedburner-feedfreshnews.org - most clicked links2017-09-26T22:10:06+00:00tag:www.freshnews.org,2005:Post/22409462017-09-26T18:00:26Z2017-09-26T18:00:26ZRed Cross Asks For 50 Ham Radio Operators To Fly To Puerto Rico (slashdot)Bruce Perens writes: The red cross has asked for 50 ham radio operators to fly to Puerto Rico and be deployed there for up to three weeks. This is unprecedented in the 75-year cooperation between Red Cross and ARRL, the national organization of ham radio operators for the U.S. The operators will relay health-and-welfare messages and provide communications links where those are missing and are essential to rescue and recovery. With much infrastructure destroyed, short-wave radio is a critical means of communicating from Puerto Rico to the Mainland at this time.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FreshnewsMostClicked/~4/PdJeuTjjEGc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>BeauHDhttps://tech.slashdot.org/story/17/09/25/2335213/red-cross-asks-for-50-ham-radio-operators-to-fly-to-puerto-rico?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feedtag:www.freshnews.org,2005:Post/22408772017-09-26T17:00:19Z2017-09-26T17:00:19ZAlexa now works in Amazon Music on iPhone and Android - CNET (cnet)Move over Siri: Alexa takes charge of your tunes in the music streaming app.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FreshnewsMostClicked/~4/K_pc6TNO2YM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Richard Trenholmhttps://www.cnet.com/news/alexa-now-works-in-amazon-music-on-iphone-and-android-ios-echo-siri/#ftag=CAD590a51etag:www.freshnews.org,2005:Post/22404262017-09-26T15:00:19Z2017-09-26T15:00:19ZAfter 15 yrs in vegetative state, patient becomes minimally conscious (ars technica)Enlarge / Information sharing across all electrodes before and after vagus nerve stimulation. On the right, the warmer colors (yellow/orange) indicated an increase of connectivity among posterior parietal regions. (credit: Current Biology) After lying in a vegetative state for 15 years, a 35-year-old male patient in France appears to have regained minimal consciousness following months of vagus nerve stimulation, researchers report today in Current Biology. The patient, who suffered severe brain damage in a car crash, had shown no signs of awareness or improvement before. He made no apparent purposeful movements and didn’t respond to doctors or family at his bedside. But after researchers surgically implanted a device that stimulates the vagus nerve, quiet areas of his brain began to perk up—as did he. His eyes turned toward people talking and could follow a moving mirror. He turned his head to follow a speaker moving around his bed. He slowly shook his head when asked. When researchers suddenly drew very close to his face, his eyes widened as if he was surprised or scared. When caregivers played his favorite music, he smiled and shed a tear. Read 14 remaining paragraphs | Comments<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FreshnewsMostClicked/~4/nIc2suU2CdI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Beth Molehttps://arstechnica.com/?p=1173591tag:www.freshnews.org,2005:Post/22406152017-09-26T14:00:18Z2017-09-26T14:00:18ZUse a Ziploc Bag to Turn Your Smartphone Into an In-Flight Display (lifehacker)You know the drill when it comes to airplane etiquette. Keep your bags stowed in your overhead bin, fasten your seatbelts, and practice some mindfulness after getting out of the way for yet another bathroom run. Sure, after takeoff you’ll be able to use your devices, but if you’ve only got your smartphone on you, or…Read more...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FreshnewsMostClicked/~4/KVpGBAD18kY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Patrick Lucas Austinhttps://lifehacker.com/use-a-ziploc-bag-to-turn-your-smartphone-into-an-in-fli-1818733074tag:www.freshnews.org,2005:Post/22400062017-09-26T13:00:20Z2017-09-26T13:00:20ZAustralia Finally Creates Its Own National Space Agency (slashdot)50 years after Australia became the third country to launch a satellite into space, they had another big announcement. An anonymous reader quotes AFP: Australia on Monday committed to creating a national space agency as it looks to cash in on the lucrative and fast-evolving astronautical sector. The announcement came at a week-long Adelaide space conference attended by the world's top scientists and experts including SpaceX chief Elon Musk. It brings Canberra -- which already has significant involvement in national and international space activities -- into line with most other developed nations, which already have dedicated agencies to help coordinate the industry and shape development. "The global space industry is growing rapidly and it's crucial that Australia is part of this growth," acting science minister Michaelia Cash said in statement. The Australian government estimates that the global space sector now drives $323 billion in revenue each year.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FreshnewsMostClicked/~4/6edzSnN-YJA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>EditorDavidhttps://science.slashdot.org/story/17/09/25/0430219/australia-finally-creates-its-own-national-space-agency?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed